Stylised Monologue

Wednesday 11 March 2015

The Stylised Guide to UNLIKELY beauty tutorials #1


It has occurred to me recently that the blogosphere is having a real beauty/make up moment. A quick glance at my bloglovin' newsfeed and you will come across the words 'dewy', 'pigmentation', 'long lasting' and 'chantecaille' (aka put another mortgage on your house because you NEED this blush that looks like every other blush you own) more times than you probably ever have up to this point.

I don't mean to sound bitter sarcastic, I get pretty bad FOMO(fear of missing out) and I'm not one to let a bandwagon pass me by.

So, I hereby present you my first foray into beauty blogging. *insert frantic clapping*

My inspiration was a Greek Blond Ambition whose latest beauty look was one of the most talked about of 2014. People tend to be dark haired in Greece so when someone finds the guts to embrace the Blond Bombshell look, they need to be celebrated (or ridiculed)

So let's begin. I solemnly swear to provide tips, photographic guidance and even a GIF to help you through every step of the way:

The Stylised Guide to UNLIKELY beauty tutorials  #1

Foundation! For this look, I'd suggest you opt for a base a few shades darker than your natural skin tone. Foundation shades tend to pull orange on paler skins which is exactly what we want for this terracota tinted babe!

real life demonstration of foundation application while looking super miserable
So here I am looking pretty tangerine-y! Next, add some bronzer for that extra under-the-sun hue

Bronzing like a pro

So now that we look like we're the sun's number one mistress, let's focus on the damage it may have caused. The next step is of great importance and cannot be missed. If you are not aware of what conturing is, it's basically a technique with which you shade targeted areas of your face in order to carve out the appearance of cheekbones, high temples and teeny noses. Or, for the more knowledgable amongst you, the secret to looking like a Kardashian. Kevyn Aucoin created a great sculpting powder which he produced for the lacking-in-cheekbone masses in exchange for our left kidney. I was lucky enough to get my hands on it with both kidneys still intact and to be honest, if you, like myself, identify with the full moon shaped faces, I'd encourage you to take the plunge and just drink less!

In this tutorial, however, we're not going to use the sculpting powder to conform to glossy beauty standards. Au contrair, we'll use it to create prominent under eye bags, frown lines, side-of-the-mouth wrinkles and crows feet... hard earned signs of restlessness, captivity and plotting. 

Look guys! I created a GIF! I'm practically techy *googles the meaning of: hard drive*
We're nearly at the end of the tutorial but we've only just started dipping our toes in the revelation of our inspo's identity!  I never said this iconic beauty was a lady, so get your eyeliners out, we're drawing on a beard! 

concentraaaation can be fuuuuuuuun

so come with me to concentrated laaaaaaaand (which song have I just paraphrased? brownie points if you get it!)
Make sure to get the ombre effect right! Use a brown eyeliner towards the bottom of your chin, then get a white (or flesh coloured one) and go in for the sparse white hairs here and there.

Beard in place and now all that's left is to ADD A BLOND, BOBBED WIG (with which I can't assist you, I'm awful at doing hair) AAAAAAAAND WE'RE DONE.......



DRUMROLL, (as per usual...)

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Could you STILL be wondering who it is that I'm channeling? I mean, I understand if you're not Greek...
But if you are? Καμ όν γκάηζ!


The End. 

P.s If you recreate this look please tag me on instagram with the hashtag #ChristodoulosKsirosStD (what! that's what all the other beauty bloggers say) 

*tumbleweed*

Monday 16 June 2014

(I forgot about) FATHER'S DAY

So you know how yesterday was quite a big day for the ones amongst you that have fathered an offspring? yeah...

... you all knew about it, including this guy:


...who threw plenty of reminders my way...

free drinks? final draft? fone daphne(sp)? admittedly, it could be anything!

but still... it all went over my head.

Until this morning when it dawned on me... F. D. .... FATHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!!

OH CRAP!!!!!!!!!!

And since my "OH CRAP" face has evolved into a significantly less adorable version of the photo above, changing this mood around may require some effort...



No, dad, you listen now, imma make it up to you, promise!!


But lets start with some reverse guilt tripping first...

Hey Dad, remember that time you and mum happily posed in Venice while I was being eaten alive by pigeons?


yeah.... that wasn't very nice now was it?!

But it's ok, I survived what could have forever been remembered as the poor man's Hitchcock disaster and can thus move on to wish you a Happy Father's Day which you wholeheartedly deserve for all the reasons I am about to list below (as well as provide photographic evidence for)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DAD AND THANK YOU...


  • FOR SCHOOLING ME IN ALL THINGS GREAT MUSIC






...AND THE GROOVY DANCE MOVES TO GO WITH IT...






  • THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME AS A BABY, DESPITE LOOKING LIKE THIS 



I bet you loved it when people said I looked just like you...

  • AND THANK YOU FOR NOT LETTING ME STARVE (, despite aforementioned hideousness )
<3




  • THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME TO BE SILLY, HAVE FUN AND NOT TAKE MYSELF TOO SERIOUSLY.



I was chubbahontas...
  • THANK YOU FOR SETTING AN EXAMPLE OR TWO ABOUT ACCESSORISING





...although I am NOT thankful about the way your knack for accessorising translated in children-wear  ...

Baby Dyke Economou
 thank you for capturing this fetching ensemble on camera and an even bigger thank you to the little girl next to me, for providing some obvious contrast between normal VS overstuffed piglet in a striped onesie and pink tights...
  • I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR OUTGROWING CERTAIN LOOKS (halleluja's all around)
The meanest kagouras around


  • THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME HOW TO POSE LIKE A PRO


...an area in which you admittedly had some pretty strong in-house competition...

can you say awkward phase?

"smile"
  • "THANK YOU" FOR PASSING DOWN YOUR EYEBROWS (along with most of your face...)

  • BUT ALSO, THANK YOU FOR DECIDING TO PROCREATE WITH THIS GENETIC GEM!!

  • MORE THAN ANYTHING, (soppy bit), THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS HANGING OUT WITH ME NO MATTER HOW SMALL, STROPPY, TEENAGE-Y OR NEGLECTFUL OF MY PHONE I'VE BEEN... AND THANK YOU FOR NOT ONCE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT ENJOYING MY COMPANY TOO (Let's exclude Finlandgate...)














'till next year ...
xxxxxx